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NEWS FROM THE NORTH: Canadian Immigration News.
Government
of Canada improves Permanent Resident Card
Application Process.
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of
Citizenship and Immigration, today announced
two significant changes to the permanent
resident card (PR card) application process.
Permanent residents applying to replace a
card that is due to expire are no longer
required to send in their current valid card
with the application. Instead, they now only
need to exchange their old card when they
pick up the new card in person at a local
Citizenship and Immigration Canada office. In
addition, applicants for a new or replacement
PR card are no longer required to obtain the
signature of a guarantor or sign a statutory
declaration in lieu of a guarantor.
"These changes demonstrate our continued
commitment to providing more convenient
services to newcomers," said Minister Finley.
"We recognize that people may want to hold on
to a valid card for travel purposes while
waiting for the replacement. We also
understand that newcomers may have difficulty
finding a guarantor who has known them for at
least two years."
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Canada and
Prince Edward Island Sign New Agreement on
Immigration.
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of
Citizenship and Immigration, and the
Honourable Allan Campbell, Minister of
Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development
for Prince Edward Island, on behalf of
P.E.I.'s Minister of Innovation and Advanced
Learning, today announced the new Agreement
for Canada‑Prince Edward Island
Co‑operation
on Immigration.
The new agreement will make it easier for
the province to attract more skilled
international workers, to process those
applications more quickly and to strengthen
its Francophone community.
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